Healing and Society in Medieval England: A Middle English Translation of the Pharmaceutical Writings of Gilbertus Anglicus

X. The Lungs

120 f.162 [189] Diapiretrum [?] The Cou3he pat ben ful lene and moche y-feblid by pe cou3he, pou shalt not make a fumigacion of orpiment, but to ceesse pe fluxe of humours pat fallen doune into her brestis, pou shalte make hem a fumigacion of encense. Also take a pyne appil pat 5 hap moche gumme and seep it in watir. l>en elense it and put perto a litil hony. And let pe seke drinke herof amorewtide and at euen, pe quantite of an eg-shelful with warme watir, so pat pre / parties be of watir and pe iiii parte, of pis drinke. Diapiretrum is good for pe coughe 10 and for al greuauncis of pe breest pat comen of colde. And it is good for pe splene, and for pe reynes, and for pe stoon, and for pe strangury. And it is pus y-made: Take of newe piretre pat is y-made elene, dr. xxv; of canel, of spike, of anise, of fenel, of squinantum, ana, dr. vi; of 15 hony, quantum sufficit. Let pe seke take perof bi pe morwe and at euen, dr. iiii. Chapter X, The Lungs Part 1, Apostem Here beginnep pe x chaptir pat contenep v titlis or pract[is]es. In a mannes li3te per ben meny greuaunces, as 20 postomes, and gadering togedir of corrup humours poughe per [189v] ben no postern. The postern of pe li3te is y-elepid f. 162v periplemonie, but per is / an-oper posteme of pe mydrif and of pe sides vndir pe ribbis pat is y-elepid pluresie. And pes postomes acorden moche togedir bope in tokenes and also 17-18 in bottom margin. 18 practises] practes. 19 5-line initial in grIJld. Tokenes of jjO maner of postems In pe holewnes ofpe li3t f.163 per maybe pre humours Of fleume pe tokenes Kindeliche fleume Glasi fleume Salt fleume f.163v 121 The Li3t or Longis in pe causes pat pei comen of. And by oon maner medicynes pei ben y-helid. And pe tokenes of bope greuauncis ben, greuauncis of pe brest and of pe side, coughe, and a sharpe feuer. And opirwhilis per folowep pes sikenessis, spitting 5 of blood, and spitting of glat, and of qwiter. And aftir pat comep tisike and opir sikenessis pat comen of plente of humours in pe li3te or aboute it, as hardnes to drawe brepe and to brepen also. In pe holewnes of pe li3te per may be pre humours pat maken hir seke and letten hir of hir 10 kyndeli worching. And po humours ben / fleume, coler, and malencolie. Of fleume, pes ben pe tokenes: hardenes and greuaunce to brepen, and opirwhilis a cou3he and hoosnes, and pe greuaunce is more on ny3t pen on day-tyme, and in wyntir more pen in sommer, and moche greuaunce aftir pat a 15 20 man hap y-ete, and moche spetting and diuerse, aftir pe diuersite of flevrnes; for of pe kyndeliche fleume, pe spitting is watri and white, pyn and vnsauery, and li3tli comep vp by a reching and spitting. Of glasi fleume, comep spitting of grete gobettis and harde-y-gaderid, and pale and vnsaueri. And it is greuous in pe spitting, in-somoche pat it makip a noyse withinforpe and semep as pou3he it cleuid within to pe breste or to pe sides. Of flevrne pat is y-/ clepid salte, pe spitting IS white, and picke, and saite, and esy forto spitte. Of kene fleume and egir, 15 and diuerse] in r. h. margin. 122 [190] Of coler pe tokenes Of coler citrin and of rede f.164 Of malencoIi pe tokenes The Li3te comep pin spitting and vndefied, and moist and soure. Of coler, pe tokenes ben, hardnes of breping, hoosnes, a drie cou3he, pirste, bitternes of pe moop, drines of pe tunge, an hote breping, and hir pirste is more y-kelid bi colde 5 eyr pen by eny drinke. 1>e breste is hote and it felip hete comyng vp from pe depenes of pe breste. And pei han more greuaunce a-day pen a-ny3te, and in sommer pen in wyntir. And if it is of coler pat is cytryn, pe spitting is citrin and picke, and comep gobet-mele. Of rede coler, pat is, 10 reed or of pe colour pat 30lkis of eggis ben, pe spitting is citrin or grene, and defied grene...